Excerpt from Gallup
- 38% of adults traveled by air in 2021 versus 44% in 2015
- Air travel down exclusively among employed adults
- Those who flew averaged 3.6 trips, on the low end of the normal range
Fewer Americans traveled by air in 2021 than in any year in Gallup records between 2003 and 2015, largely because of reduced travel by employed adults. At the same time, those who did fly continued to make multiple airplane trips within the year, albeit a bit fewer than in prior years.
Air Travel Down Sharply Among Employed Adults
The percentage of Americans traveling by air in 2021 was depressed among employed adults, at 41%, down from 54% in 2015. The current figure is the lowest for employed adults in Gallup's trend.
By contrast, the percentage of nonworking adults who report traveling was steady at close to a third -- 34% in 2021 versus 33% in 2015. This is comparable to the rate for nonworking adults in most years since 2003.
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